Typically, plugins that simulate tape are going to add saturation which is a combination of soft-knee compression and the addition of harmonics. As you push the effect, you'll start to get distortion.
Unless you're after some specific result, it's best to go light on those plugins because they can make your mix sound muddy if over-used.
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Jim
2023 Iris ND-200 maple/adi
2017 Circle Strings 00 bastogne walnut/sinker redwood
2015 Circle Strings Parlor shedua/western red cedar
2009 Bamburg JSB Signature Baritone macassar ebony/carpathian spruce
2004 Taylor XXX-RS indian rosewood/sitka spruce
1988 Martin D-16 mahogany/sitka spruce
along with some electrics, zouks, dulcimers, and banjos.
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